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 Ninja Coffee Bar

Love your coffee? Say hello to the Ninja Coffee Bar the coffee machine that gives you choices!

The Ninja Coffee Bar has made it onto our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. Make sure to check out all of our awesome Gift Guide categories HERE. 

Be your own barista and make your favorite specialty coffees like lattes, mochas, cappuccinos and more with ease. Wouldn't you love a mocha like this one that I made?

mocha

Well now you can with the Ninja Coffee Bar! It is one of the new and innovative products from the Ninja line and it's the single machine that can do it all! You can make coffee by the carafe or just enough for a single cup or travel cup, you can also make concentrated coffee for all of those espresso style delicious drinks like cappuccinos, lattes, a straight shot of espresso and it's compact for all of the functions it can perform.

Ninja coffee bar

The Ninja Coffee Bar is actually a drip coffee system, so there is a reusable coffee grounds basket you use. You don't need paper filters ever but it is a drip system, one that does so much though!

You get the 100 coffee recipes book along with the travel mug pictured below with this particular Ninja Coffee Bar system! Does my latte look yummy? 🙂

Ninja Latte with book

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How does it work?

It's all about the Auto-iQ™ One-Touch Intelligence by Ninja®. It allows you to select a size and choose the strength of your brew from the classic coffee cup to the specialty brew for espresso like drinks.  With it's revolutionary Thermal Flavor Extraction you can have coffee in so many sizes and types from hot to cold to all those yummy specialty coffees can we mocha or latte please. 🙂

ninja box

The  Auto-iQ™ extracts the exact amount of water that is needed from the reservoir which is based on the brew size and and brew type you select. That takes all of the guess work out of the equation for you, easy peasy!

If you're a visual person like me you might appreciate this picture more than the explanation above 🙂 You choose your cupe or carafe size and strength of brew and let the coffee drip away. Just turn the dial and press a button and voila the coffee of your choice. Of course you have to add your own milk or foam but read on there's more on that! Ice coffee lovers rejoice, when you select the ice coffee brew it will be strong enough so when you add ice your coffee won't be weak, yay!

Ninja Coffee Bar explained

It's a patent-pending technology blends Precision Water Delivery with automated controls for Calibrated Temperature, Pre-infusion, Coffee Saturation, and Flavor Richness. Thermal Flavor Extraction technology by Ninja® can truly unlock the full flavor potential of your coffee.

The different brew size selections

Let's start with the single serve function as that's the one we utilize the most. I like that I can either choose a a regular cup of coffee or a travel size cup as we all know most are different in size from each other. From there I can select either Classic Brew, Rich Brew, Over Ice Brew or Specialty Brew.

If you want a regular size cup of coffee you can flip down the handy coffee cup shelf, then choose your brew size, in this case cup and brew strength. Most use classic coffee in this case but I like my mochas and lattes so I use the specialty brew and then I add my milk and/or foam.

ninja coffee

More often than not though I'm using a travel size mug so that coffee cup shelf as I like to call it is up so I can put my travel mug underneath. Most travel mugs will fit, although I have one that I have to make sure it's pushed all the way to the back so that the coffee goes in (it just fit) as it has a narrow top, if it's too far forward the coffee misses the cup. Not good we don't want to waste any coffee.

I like the travel mug that came with this system, it's double walled but I like to warm it up first with some water in the microwave so my cup is nice and warm and ready for the delicious coffee I'm about to have (don't worry I dump the water out before I pour the coffee)

Ninja travel mug

Last but not least you have the glass carafe when you want a lot of coffee or have a few friends or family members over. You can select full carafe or half carafe. We found though that when you chose specialty brew and have say the half carafe it does not fill the carafe halfway. I assume this is because this is the most dense brew so it's not meant to be for filling the carafe. It's best for single serve coffees

Ninja coffee bar with pot

I've talked a lot about all of the coffee brew size and selections but let's not forget about the handy manual milk frother that comes with the system. I had my doubts but it works surprisingly well!

This is the maximum amount of milk you put in the frother. Then you put it in the microwave without the plunger and rubber bottom. Warm for one minute (depending on your microwave)

Ninja frother

Once you take it out of the microwave put the plunger in and put the rubber bottom on again and pump the plunger about 10 times and this is how much foam you get. Not bad right?

ninja frother foam

You can get some seriously good foam out of this frother. Look at our foam on this latte, it's quite thick and I like my foam dense like this.

ninja latte foam

I would have made some videos for you but really the folks at Ninja already have some great ones do check it out in action: 

Ninja latte

Overall we love the Ninja Coffee Bar, we like the choices that it gives us. Things to keep in mind though, it's not as quick as a Keurig but the coffee tastes better (in my opinion). As mentioned it's not an espresso machine but you get some good brew and espresso quality coffees. It's compact for everything that it does so you get a lot of coffee choices all in one fairly compact machine, yay!

You can buy the Ninja Coffee Bar from a few places like Bed, Bath and Beyond, Amazon and a few others. It's a fabulous gift idea for the coffee lovers you know including yourself! Depending on where you buy it, price ranges from $139 up to over $200 as they also have a ones with other options like a thermal carafe. No matter what it's a good coffee machine that is sure to please.

Disclaimer

We received the product for the purpose of review but as always all opinions are 100% our own

 

 

By on December 11th, 2015

About Powered by Mom

I’m Michelle aka Powered by Mom. I’m married with one daughter, my hubby was my high school sweetheart, our two dogs Nyx and Cleo and our cat Oliver. As you can see we’re a family of animal lovers. We love to travel when we can, try different food and activities all over the world and enjoy being together. My passions are writing, travelling, creating new recipes, encouraging people to adopt not shop and just to enjoy life while we can.

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264 thoughts on “Ninja Coffee Bar Review”

  1. I love the frother and that it would help me make my favorite iced coffee right here at home without spending a lot of money!

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  2. I love that you don't need special coffee pods for this machine. I will definitely get use out of this with 2 kids under 18 months

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  3. This looks like a great coffee maker! I love how versatile it is and how it makes so many different types of coffee. We could really use on of these in our home! 🙂

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  4. i was mistaken on the frother. i didnt see the heat in microwave part. so not too bad. good review. i was lusting over this in the store.

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  5. Reusable coffee grounds!? No paper filter!? No plastic cup like those other single serve!? And it's a NINJA!!!!!!! Leave it to Ninja to up their game. I love my Ninja blender, and this would look nice next to it! Win or not, thanks mom.com for all the information. I had not seen this must have yet!

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  6. Love my coffee and drink it all the time , what I like about the Ninja is I can drink one cup , make a pot or make iced coffee w/ a push of a button! So easy!! Love love

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  7. Love iced coffee in the summer and mixing things up with lattes and different coffees but we live way out in the boonies, to far from any coffee house. I would love to be able to make my own! This sounds amazing!

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  8. I love how the Ninja Coffee Bar can do so much! mocha's,lattes,iced coffee anything! and it's the drip system which I love and I don't have to buy coffee filters,I want one of these so much,everyone in the family will be able to make their own type of coffee drink and they looks so delicious and like you went to a professional coffee house!

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  9. I love this coffee maker! I can't believe the amount of frothy milk it makes! honestly I don't like the Kuerig coffee makers because it's not drip coffee it's just instant coffee. With the Ninja Coffee Bar I love the fact that you can make your coffee stronger or iced & it has a carafe to make halfway or full. It's the right coffee maker for just about anyone! The water goes in the ressevoir & it uses what it needs. I really like the travel mug it comes with too! Great giveaway & good luck everyone!

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  10. I love the fact you can choose the brew strength because I love strong coffee. This looks like a fun machine with a lot of different options. Thank you

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  11. I learned that the Ninja Coffee Bar is actually a drip coffee system, with a reusable coffee grounds basket. No paper filters ever needed! It also has options for size and brew type and I love that frother!!

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  12. Thermal Flavor Extraction sounds like you'll get the very best out of your coffee beans making you the very best barista in town.

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  13. I LOVE that there are so many options when choosing how you want your coffee with this Ninja coffee bar! I really like that it comes with a coffee recipe book too! My favorite thing about this coffee bar is probably the milk frother....I love my coffee extra frothy! I need a cup of coffee now! Yum 🙂

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  14. Hubby and I are both coffee snobs, nothing but the best will do. No regular store bought coffees. I love to make drinks such as mocha, lattes, Green Matcha lattes, cappuccino's, I love them all. Thank you for the opportunity and wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

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  15. I like that you can get such a good froth. My son is big time wanting something with a good frother. He and his wife bought a hand frother, but it's not very dandy.

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  16. You don’t need paper filters ever but it is a drip system, and you can get really good forth that's thick without a lot of effort

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  17. I learned that there was over 100 different ways to make coffee! I like that it all can be made from one machine! I love ninja products!

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  18. too many features to pick from, i just really like this in general. it would be great to have!
    different varieties of drinks, strengths, sizes. no filters. may take a bit longer but i'm sure the coffee tastes great 🙂

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  19. I have been checking out different machines and decided to go with the Ninja due the warranty and the over 100 recipes included. Be nice to win instead of having to purchase. Thanks.

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  20. I saw a demo of this coffee maker at a retail store and it's fabulous! I was never a big fan of the little disposable cup coffee maker (you know the one ;)) so I love the fact that this Ninja can make one cup or a full carafe PLUS all the other types of coffee drinks. So versatile!

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  21. Thanks for the great review. I love how you posted different pictures for us to view. We love coffee in this house and would love to try it out

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  22. I've been so excited about hearing a normal persons review for this machine since discovering it exists. It sounds like it's going to do exactly what I want. I like specialty drinks but I don't like the price or the fact that I can't control what is going into it. Also I love my Ninja blender so the brand appeals to me as well. Thanks for this review!

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  23. Excellent review! Thanks so much for all of the details and photo's. After reading your post I need this Ninja Coffee Bar in my kitchen. 🙂

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  24. I THINK IT'S PERFECT FOR EVERYONE IN MY HOUSE CAUSE WE ALL LIKE OUR COFFEES DIFFERENT ONE LIKES FLAVORED WATER ONE IS NOT MUCH STRONGER THEN THERE IS ME I LIKE MISSISSIPPI MUD SO THIS WOULD WORK FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE HOUSE YUMMM ON ????????????????????

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  25. I love that I can have whatever coffee drink I want, even cold ones! I love so many different coffee drinks that this would be a very ideal machine for me. I would be anxious to see the recipe book that comes with it. I also really love that there are no more filters to deal with. This is a great machine!

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  26. I am so impressed with this machine,it not only makes the popular coffee favorites,but can adjust cup sizes,doesn't require a filter,and makes sure that your iced coffee doesn't get diluted,and omg the milk frother too? Totally awesome..I love it

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  27. I am impressed at the size of this machine and all that it can do. Will save me from making stops at different coffee shops to get my pick me up just how I like it.

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  28. Wow! what an awesome review, I have seen this on tv and was not too interested but after reading your review especially about the frother and the variety of the coffee drinks and the pictures of everything was amazing, now I want to have one of these awesome machines. Thanks so much for sharing!!

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  29. I've watched the infomercials for this and was a bit skeptical. It really sounds like it does work as well as it looks. We have an individual coffee maker, coffee pot brewer, and an espresso machine. Would be great to free up counter space

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  30. Wow! Great review! I've been wanting one since I saw the ads for it on tv, but your review makes we want it even more. I love that it makes so many different coffee drinks & that it comes with a recipe book. I love trying new things

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  31. Oh my goodness, you covered it all. Glad it has a reusable coffee basket and can make one cup or more. Of I had this I would be a barista for sure.

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  32. Oh my goodness!
    The Ninja sets have been so raved about this year, but I didn't know about them including these amazing coffee treats!
    How exciting! We only get those on special occasions and when we go to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. Looks just so delicious!!!!

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  33. I didn't notice that was a milk frother until your review. Awesome! I did see one of these online, but didn't know all the features and it's nice to see a consumer review vs a company one. Thank you for making me more interested in this.

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  34. OMG! This thing does everything! I would love to get one of these. I am always going to QT and buying coffee smoothies (when I have the money), but it gets expensive! If I could make it at home, it would be great! God bless and Happy Holidays everyone!

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  35. I wanna play barista and make my own favorite specialty coffees like lattes, mochas, cappuccinos. That is what I like about it best. I can do it my way!

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  36. I love that you can make your own coffee the way you want all at home and at less than half price, I am really going to enjoy being able to have a coffee one minute and a mocha the next,

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  37. I love the fact that you can chose what size cup you can use. I also like the frother on the unit, as well as the fact that it uses no filters.

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  38. Wow what a machine. So many options to pick from latte to cappuccino to regular coffee. Pick the size you want and all this with no filters required. I need this!!

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  39. I like that you can select a size and choose the strength of your brew from the classic coffee cup to the specialty brew for espresso like drinks.I would love this for my in-laws

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  40. I learned
    You can make coffee by the carafe or just enough for a single cup or travel cup, you can also make concentrated coffee for all of those espresso style delicious drinks like cappuccinos, lattes, a straight shot of espresso and it’s compact for all of the functions it can perform.

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  41. I learned that with this amazing machine can make all kinds of delicious coffee drinks at home while saving a lot of money! And you never need Filters and you can switch from different strengths between different users in your home with the push of a button! And I also love the size of the machine.

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  42. I love all of the options on this machine. The reviews I have seen on this product have been very positive. As I'm the only coffee drinker in the house making only one at a is great#

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  43. My hubby and I spend so much money at McDonalds/Starbucks buying coffees and other specialty drinks, this would be perfect! I hope I win, but if not, I am definitely going to buy us one after reading your review. Thanks!

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  44. You can make coffee by the carafe or just enough for a single cup or travel cup, you can also make concentrated coffee for all of those espresso style delicious drinks like cappuccinos, lattes, a straight shot of espresso

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  45. I love lattes in the winter, and iced lattes in the summer! We live way out in the country, so just running to the coffee shop or gas station is out of the question. It is about 15 miles to anything, and 20 miles to a coffeehouse. We would use this every day! LOVE that it comes with recipes! The froth looks so easy to use also.

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  46. I learned that with this amazing machine you can make all kinds of delicious coffee drinks at home while saving a lot of money!

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  47. This sounds like heaven! All this talk of lattes and just coffee is making me want a cup. We have had a Keurig for a while now but the first one broke down and we got a replacement and now it looks like we need a new one again. I would love to try the Ninja because I've heard nothing but good things.

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  48. This is awesome!! I love the travel cup, as I could send it to work with the hubby so he doesn't keep buying expensive coffee at work. Since they took out their coffee machines he sometimes spends $5+ on coffee at a coffee stand and then doesn't say anything and my accounting gets thrown off hahaha. XD

    I also like that it comes with a recipe book, I could try new things!

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  49. I love how versatile this system is allowing me so many choices from single cup to carafe, strength of coffee and cup size, type of coffee from regular to iced or Cappucino. It does it all!

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  50. I love that it comes with a Recipe Book, and the Milk Frother, is an excellent feature, and no Paper Filters is a PLUS, but everything on this Brewer is nice.

    Thanks for the review, and the Giveaway!

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  51. I can regain counter space by owning one machine with many functions. Presently I have a two systems on my counter, one just for to-go coffees.

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  52. I love the Ninja brand and would love to try this machine out. It would be great to make our own coffees exactly the way we want it. IT would save a lot of money too each week.

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  53. I love that you can make all sorts of coffee specialties with this. I also like that you can control the strength of your coffee. You can make one cup or several cups depending on what you need. Thank you so much for sharing this

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  54. Holy schmoly, what a machine that Ninja iis! I would use my grandsons to help with it initially. I do like all the choices it offers for coffee making.

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  55. I learned this just may be the one item that i dont think I could live without! I do love my coffee and this little machine would make sure I got just want I wanted at the time. I will be keeping my fingers crossed!

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  56. I'll be honest, I've got a Keurig right now and I love it, but this would be even better since we could do specialty brews with this one that the Keurig just doesn't do.

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  57. I loved learning that you can serve almost any blend of coffee with the Ninga Coffee Bar which is so important in our big household. We have cold coffee lovers, hot brews and specialty coffee drinkers so this would be perfect 🙂

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  58. I love, love, love this and need it so bad!! We were so torn on getting a regular coffee maker or an espresso machine (I prefer the stronger coffee from espresso machines) ultimately a coffee maker seems like a better idea. Had this been out, I could have had it all in 1. Genius.

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  59. I love all of the options on this machine. The reviews I have seen on this product have been very positive. We are a family of coffee drinkers and I know that it would be perfect for us.

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  60. I love all the different types of coffee this can make! And it can make a carafe (for when we have company) or just a single cup!

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  61. This would be awesome to own - it's amazing how far they've come in in-house coffee makers -- you never need to buy a coffee out of the house any more.

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  62. This looks like one of the most amazing coffee machines (bar) I have every seen. I really would love one of these as I could make drinks for myself, family and friends and save a lot of money from having to go to the coffee stands. Awesome review.

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  63. I love that you can choose the type of beverage you want. I also love that you can decide on the size you want right from the start. The frother is a great addition.

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  64. I learned how easy it is to make any kind of coffee you want. I really thought this would be a complicated machine. Now I know its pretty easy.

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  65. Wow! This coffeepot does everything but sing Christmas Carols! I love the feature that allows the mugs to be raised or lowered. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  66. I absolutely love this coffee machine! I love ninja products in general and swear by them so I had no clue that this machine did so much and you had me at first paragraph of your review! I mean what kind of machine is a normal coffee pot, a one cup serve, an espresso, a latte, an ice coffee... I'm in awe and praying to win this so I don't have to go drop a large amount of cash on this new amazing ninja

    Happy holidays and thanks for a super review and chance to win!

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  67. I love all the choices you can choose for coffee which is perfect in my household because we all like different types. It's as if all the great ideas of what a coffee lover wanted were put into one machine. I love it.

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  68. Sounds like an amazing machine to made different drinks hot and cold which my family would like. Everyone can pick what type they like to make.

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  69. I love that this coffee maker makes different types of coffee, makes different amounts of coffee, and that I can make a "concentrate" if I am going to add ice, which I do a lot. I think this is such a great device, and I am adding to my Christmas list.

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  70. I love that it comes with a milk frother!!!!!
    I use coconut milk in my coffee but have to put it (and my coffee) in a blender to get it to really mix with the coffee well otherwise it's not very pretty. 🙂 but I bet the frother would take care of that.
    thanks! great review!

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  71. I love the thermal flavor extraction feature! I think I would finally be able to make yummy iced coffee at home that was comparable to Starbucks.That would sure save me some cash!

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  72. I like the fact it is so compact for what it does and that it is simple to use. I could use the specialty brew to make coffee for my husband (he likes it stronger) and the regular brew for just me.

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  73. I am always looking for new ways to make my coffee so having a recipe book along with this Ninja Coffee bar is a sweet addition. I also love the fact that no filters are needed! Wow!!

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  74. I adore that you can pick he size of your brew. In the morning my husband drinks an ocean of the stuff, later I just want one cup (with foamy milk); how great would this be!

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  75. This Ninja Coffee Bar is amazing! I love love that you can make Lattes with it! I love Lattes, it would definitely be increible tobe able to make them at home. 🙂

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  76. I love my Kuerig but I love how this can do all different drinks..cold and hot. also the reusable coffee grounds would be nice!

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  77. I love that it has the auto-IQ feature for the water! It seems like it brews the perfect cup, every time! I would looove this!

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  78. This is literally every coffee lovers dream. I love the amount of stuff you can do. The frother, the portion options, and even OVER ICE...This is the best invention EVER

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  79. OH my gosh, have never seen a review of this yet...your pics make you REALLY want one of these! How cool it does everything so you dont have to have an espresso machine, coffee maker, and it will do a carafe or a single cup. REally would appreciate the "sizer". Cuts down SO much on waste. The frother! THAT is the best part!
    We could save so much with one of these...especially our teen daughter who spends FIVE bucks per visit at the local coffeeshop. Hard earned money she could save and have all of her friends over here to be their own barista! How cool! *or hot!

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  80. OH my! It's my dream machine. Whatever I crave I can have - coffee, latte, iced coffee - YUM! I love that it is idiot proof and yet simple enough for my husband to brew just one cup for his travel mug. This is amazing!

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  81. I can't imagine getting anything done around the house with this in my kitchen! I would be making coffee drinks all day long!!! That latte looks unbelievably delicious 🙂

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  82. Wow. I love how you can do so much with the ninja coffee bar. I'm sure at first it is quite overwhelming, trying to decide what to make and how it all works. The drink you made looks delicious, though! And I like that they include a book of recipes and a guide of sorts, so you can make the specialty drinks that are offered at coffee shops.

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  83. Well, I had been hearing about the Ninja Coffee System but, not seen nor read anything on it. I already have the Ninja blender and I love it. I have been thinking about upgrading my basic coffee pot and now I have found my Christmas gift to myself. Great review; very thorough on all options and attachments. Thank you!

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  84. I love the fact that it makes hot and cold and the various strength.
    Merry Christmas Everyone. Dear Santa, please
    Gift me this for Christmas

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  85. I like that I could save money by making several different coffee drinks, and it comes with the reusable coffee basket so you don't need filters!

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  86. I love that it has brewing options like "classic and rich." I like mine strong in the morning so this is a great feature! I also love my cappuccinos but I haven't found a machine that makes them very well at home. This could do both so that's an awesome bonus!

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  87. wow this machine does allot! There would be no need to go to Starbucks anymore, I like the fact that this machine has brew strength because I like my coffee strong

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  88. I like that it makes so many different coffee drinks. This would save a lot of money. Wouldnt have to go to Starbucks as much, if at all. I like this ninja 🙂

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  89. I think the way the frother works is really interesting! I've never seen one like that. I love frothy milk/drinks. I like that this comes with all the recipes.

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  90. I think it is very cool how one machine does it all! And to be able to select the strength and size cup you want is even better. My hubby and daughter are huge coffee drinkers and would love this.

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  91. The Ninja Coffee Bar seems to about just do it all. I am on my 2nd Keurig and I have to say I would prefer the Ninja over it because of all the options. I'll bet the coffee even taste smother to. Thank you for the chance because I would really love to own this baby!

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  92. For some reason, I am always intrigued by the frother. I just think it's the neatest thing. I am also a big fan of the Over Ice Brew setting.

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  93. I love that you can make a carafe or a single cup and can make any adjustments you need to as far as strenght of brew, etc. options are endless. want this one really bad.

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  94. Wow, I love all the options that are available on this! You can adjust the brew strength, the time, and even the temperature! I love that you can do the "brew over ice" without diluting it. You can even adjust the amount, for 1 cup, or a whole pot, or a travel mug. This Ninja Coffee Bar does it all !

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  95. I LOVE that you can choose different sizes depending on your needs. My husband always fills travel mugs while I prefer regular mugs. This would be so convenient!

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  96. I learned that this bad boy can do it all and yes I am a visual person so all that is so great for someone who has to have her coffee!

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  97. This is the ultimate coffee machine for a coffe freak like me. Love the review and those pictures of coffee I wish I could just reach in and grab one!

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  98. OH THIS IS THE BEST COFFEE POT I EVER READ ABOUT. I KNOW THIS SOUNDS SILLY BUT IT WOULD BE MY OWN CHRISTMAS GIFT TO MY SELF. I have never seen a coffee pot do like this does.

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